DULUTH, GA – If you are looking for a solution to your holiday shipping needs, the U.S. Postal Service has the right product at the right price to make your mailing and shipping simpler than ever.

Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes come in a variety of sizes, with rates starting at $5.35. Send up to 70 pounds with no weighing or calculating. If it fits, it ships, all at a low flat rate. Shipments arrive in just 2-3 days. Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are available at no cost at local Post Offices or can be ordered online at shop.usps.com.

Need last minute delivery? Express Mail overnight service, starting at $13.25, offers guaranteed overnight service 365 days a year.

Global Express Guaranteed ships to 190 countries in 1-3 business days.  Prices start at $35.50.

Express Mail International ships to 185 countries in 3-5 business days, with prices starting at $26.95. 

Priority Mail International ships to 190 countries in 6-10 business days for as little as $21.25.

Need shipping supplies?  Your Post Office has ReadyPost boxes, envelopes, bubble wrap, tape and more to help you pack and protect your shipment.

Too busy to stand in line at the Post Office? Self-Service Ship and Mail Centers are located in many Post Office lobbies and most are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  You can pay for postage and ship packages. 

Finally, skip a trip to the Post Office this holiday season and take advantage of online shipping at usps.com. You can print shipping labels and pay for postage using Click-N-Ship and request free package pickup while staying warm and comfortable in your home or office. The Postal Service will deliver free shipping supplies, including Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes, and pickup packages for free when you ship online.

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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation — 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office™ Boxes. The Postal Service™ receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com®, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 35th in the 2011 Fortune 500. In 2011, Oxford Strategic Consulting ranked the U.S. Postal Service number one in overall service performance of the posts in the top 20 wealthiest nations in the world. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for six years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.

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